One of the coolest things in Hyrule Warriors, the upcoming Zelda spin-off for the Wii U, will be definitely the new look of Impa, Princess Zelda’s bodyguard. While she typcally appeared as an old lady in most of the previous games, this new warrior design is just completely awesome. Dayshot is an image-based feature that…

Check Out the 109 New Final Fantasy Tracks in Theatrhythm: Curtain Call

While growing up, I, of course, knew the Mario and Sonic themes, but it wasn’t until I first played Final Fantasy VI that game music really started to affect me. To say I have a soft spot for the series’ music is an understatement—which is why I am ecstatic that Theatrhythm: Curtain Call has 109…

This Pokemon Trainer Totally Looks Like…Audrey Hepburn?

Any old movie fans out there? In yesterday’s Pokemon episode, trainer Diantha made her anime debut. She might remind you of one of Hollywood’s biggest stars. In Pokemon: XY, Diantha is a famous movie actress—as well as a Pokemon trainer. She also looks somewhat familiar! As pointed out by Japanese site Pokemon-Matome, Diantha recreates an…

First Look at Maple Story 2 Gameplay

Check out a sneak peek at Maple Story 2, which is slated to go into close beta this year in South Korea. The game’s release date is still TBA. To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or find him on Twitter @Brian_Ashcraft Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing…

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How To Make Peggle A Lot Worse [Update]

There used to be a cool Peggle game on the New Zealand App Store. The same Peggle you could get everywhere else in the world. That game is now gone. In its place is a new Peggle game that is just the worst. Yes, the old Peggle – the one you paid money for then…

Your Childhood Coloring Books, Now With Nightmares

You can mutilate any innocent coloring book, with the right artistic inspiration. r/coloringcorruptions is a community dedicated to coloring books that they’ve taken and transformed into disturbing scenes with a few alterations. According to The Daily Dot, the inspiration came from one Redditor named CrayonsForBrains, who had a particularly deranged-looking coloring book. CrayonsForBrains couldn’t help…

Amplitude Pulls Off Mighty Kickstarter Comeback

For a while there, it looked like the Kickstarter campaign to revive Harmonix’s much-loved music game Amplitude wasn’t gonna make it to its $775,000 goal. But with a ton of Twitter shouting, a telethon, and some very generous backers, they’ve passed the mark with just 21 hours to go. Yesterday, the campaign was still more…